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Platform: Dreamcast

Nov 2000

Genre: Action / Adventure

ESRB Rating: Teen

1

Gamepad, Joystick

Warnings: Animated Violence, Strong language, Use of Tobacco and Alcohol

UPC: 010086510591
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Shenmue (Dreamcast, 2000) (Dreamcast, 2000)
Price: $24.91
Seller: lotusmedia (9718Feedback is 5,000 to 9,999) 99%

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Condition: Good
Seller's Comments: ** COMPLETE ** (includes original box and manual). * FREE * Upgrade to 1st class shipping on all single-disc games! This game has been tested, and is 100% guaranteed to work or your money back. Thanks for looking - have a great day!

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Product Category : Video Games
UPC : 010086510591
Title : Shenmue
EAN : 0010086510591
Description : To say that Shenmue is an anticipated title is an understatement; the game made huge waves in Japan upon its release, and American gamers have been waiting since then to see what the fuss is all about. It's a game in which the concept itself is the selling point. What if you could portray a young hero in a fully realized Japanese city? Would you like to participate in and influence an over-the-top kung fu-style action-mystery flick in your living room? What if lots of combat, cinematic flourish, detail, and a dash of romance were thrown in?

The game itself is awash in small details, crammed into a confined space. The city of Yokusuka circa 1986 is rendered beautifully in a short series of neighborhoods that are long on detail even if short on variety. The story itself is ripped straight from a chopsocky flick: you portray the young hero Ryo Hazuki, whose father (a kung fu sensei, naturally) is killed before his very eyes by a mysterious and frightening villain. Ryo must uncover the identity of the killer and fight his way through the city in an effort to avenge this wrongful death.

Shenmue's Yokusuka might be short on space--in total, it represents maybe a square mile--but the detail is overwhelming. You can interact with nearly every person or object that you see; 300 citizens go about their daily routines, and whom you encounter is as much determined by where you are as when you are there.

Much of this interaction involves combat that ranges from Dragon's Lair-style reaction tests (such as timing a button press to dodge an oncoming car) to freeform kung fu fighting. Further, each second of real time equals about a minute of game time, and Ryo has to be home by 11 p.m. each evening. The game moves at a brisk pace, and each challenge or battle feels like a race against time. Some might say that gaming doesn't get shallower than this (you are essentially performing tasks and exploring, instead of gaming)
Mfr. : "Sega of America, Inc."
Mfr. Part # : Unknown
Genre : Action
ESRB Rating : T
Platform : Sega Dreamcast
List Price (MSRP) : 39.99
Height : 0.9000 inches
Width : 4.9000 inches
Length : 5.6000 inches
Weight : 0.5000 pounds
Keywords : Sega Dreamcast, All Games, Action, Action & Adventure, Video Games Trade-In, Teen
Condition : Good
Collectible Item : True

** COMPLETE ** (includes original box and manual).